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| :''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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| [[File:Unicron5-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|At least my colour scheme is nicer than [[Sideswipe (G2)|that other guy]].]]
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| A young, cheerful, and impulsive robot, just like his [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|precursor]], '''Sideswipe''' (also known as '''Covert Clone Sideswipe''') has little idea of the important role in the history of his species that he plays: he and his fellow young [[Transformer]]s are the first generation of Cybertronians born after the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a momentous occasion and—perhaps—the next step on the evolutionary journey of the Cybertronian race.
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| In some universes, he is a direct clone of his namesake built specifically for covert operations.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===2005 IDW continuity===
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| {{first|[[The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #14]]}}
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| [[File:TheDeadComeHomePart2-ProtoformSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|210px|I have no mouth, and I must homage.]]
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| The young robot who would come to be known as "Sideswipe" was part of the first generation of [[spark]]s to emerge from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s in more than four million years, and the first generation of post-war Cybertronians to be born, some three years after the conclusion of the Great War. Emerging from [[Alyon]]'s newly ignited hot spot, {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} the sparks were absorbed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] to grow properly, eventually maturing into healthy [[protoform]]s by drawing upon Trypticon's own body to form their [[Living metal|sentio metallico]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}
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| After several months of development, the protoforms, including "Sideswipe," had begun to cool and develop rudimentary robotic bodies. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] became aware of this next generation, hidden in the Cybertronian wilderness and manipulated events so that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and an unlikely group of allies would find them, so that he could claim the protoforms for his own. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}
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| When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] trailed [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] into Cybertron's depths, "Sideswipe" jumped the former from behind, and Arcee's initial willingness to kill the little Transformer caused Trypticon to awaken so as to protect his charges. Once the situation had calmed down, Arcee introduced her new friend to Optimus Prime and affectionately named him "Sideswipe" after her recently departed friend. To ensure that Starscream wouldn't be able to manipulate the future of their species, Prime announced that Trypticon would become [[Earth]]'s new embassy on Cybertron: as a result, Trypticon and all the protoforms he carried within him were now under [[human]] sovereignty. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}
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| [[File:OPAnnual2018-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Maybe I'll give [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]] a call."]]
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| By the time that [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] visited Trypticon, Sideswipe and the other protoforms had grown to their adult dimensions and happily played with [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] while her owner chatted with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} Arcee would later tell [[Aileron]] about the protoforms, mulling that his name was not reflective of the desire to step away from future fighting. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}
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| During the [[Maximal]] invasion of Cybertron, Trypticon realized that he could not allow his charges to be jeopardized and used his [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] to warp to Earth, taking Sideswipe and the others with him {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and arriving near [[Mount Rushmore]]. Ultimately, this catastrophe was merely a precursor to something far worse, and when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] devoured Cybertron, Sideswipe stood by [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] as the survivors regrouped on Earth, watching as [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived to speak with [[Marissa Faireborn]]. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}
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| As Trypticon prepared to join the fight alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Sideswipe helped unload and secure the Titan's cargo of as-yet-unborn sparks. {{storylink|Ceremony}} Though Trypticon perished in the battle for Earth, the Sparks survived; some time later, following Optimus Prime's death and funeral, Sideswipe and several other members of the new generation joined Arcee in [[Little Cybertron]] as she told the tale of the Autobot leader's final moments. {{storylink|Post}}
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| ===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
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| [[File:Siege-Autobot-Alphastrike-Counterforce-box-art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
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| At some point during the war for Cybertron, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was used as a template for a clone to be built for covert operations. '''Covert Clone Sideswipe''' was built and ranked as a [[Insignia/War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ground Command Special Ops Private]]. He was also made a member of the "[[Firestormer|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce]]". {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege#Exclusives|Final Strike Figure Series marketing material}}<ref name=Amazon>[https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-Generations-War-Cybertron-Siege/dp/B07NZ7W14Z Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce on Amazon Australia]</ref>
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| After [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] scouted out the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] for a place to set up a possible safe zone, Covert Clone Sideswipe and rest of the Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce made themselves at home inside an [[Underground Safe Zone|underground base]] on the outer edge of the Sea of Rust that shielded them from the toxic atmosphere. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan1 Data Files}} While there, Alphastrike analyzed the [[Phantomstrike Squadron|Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron]]'s attack patterns to anticipate their next strike on key Autobot positions. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege#Exclusives|Final Strike Figure Series marketing material}}<ref name=Amazon/>
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| While the Phantomstrike Squadron was positioned at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], south-east of Alphastrike's position,<ref>[[:File:WFC-Siege-CybertronMap.jpeg|Map of Cybertron released as part of the online ''Siege'' bonus content.]]</ref> [[Greenlight]]—who had been tracking the Phantomstrike Squadron from her drop point in a nearby deserted Decepticon zone—attempted to transmit the all clear for the attack to commence, but her transmission was discovered by the Phantomstrike Squadron who corrupted its signal. [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] attempted to retrieve the full transmission from the Decepticons to gather the location data needed to assess the threat. Following this a battle ensued between both strike teams. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan1 Data Files}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===''Generation 2''===
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| [[File:G2-toy Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
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| *'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Heroic, [[1993]])
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| **''Accessories:'' Gun, missile launcher, 1 missile
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| {{note|The regular ''Generation 2'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]] toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a namesake of the [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|first Sideswipe]] in the 2005 IDW continuity.}}
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| :Part of the first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new [[neon]] green "racing" decals were added to the mix. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his [[retool]]ed car mode roof.
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| :His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline.
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| ::''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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| {{G1SideswipeRedAlertMold}}
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| ===''Generations''===
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| [[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is my Peace Gun. You know, for peacetime.]]
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| *'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (Multi-pack, 2019)
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| **''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
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| **''Hidden message code'': '''GRANDRAIN'''
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| **''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
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| :"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]], and unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#MP12G|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 insignia (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe was included in the "[[Firestormer|Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce]]" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]].
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| :A preliminary name for this pack was "Firestormer Battle Pack", which showed up in several online listings, and also on Hasbro shipping cases for the set. The set was an [[Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also label the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1." In Europe, it was ''supposed'' to be an Amazon exclusive as well, but was never actually stocked.
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| :"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe in the scope of ''Siege''.<ref name=Amazon/> As such, this puts him closer to the [[Sideswipe (G2)|''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone]]. However, the toy is modeled after the second-Generation Sideswipe from the 2005 IDW continuity.
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| {{WFCSiegeSideswipeMold}}
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Sideswipe (G2)]]
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| *[[Sideswipe clone (G1)]]
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| [[Category:Clones]]
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| [[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
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| [[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
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| [[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]
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